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Prince William Sound ( Sugpiaq: Suungaaciq) is a sound off the Gulf of Alaska on the south coast of the U.S. state of Alaska. It is located on the east side of the Kenai Peninsula. Its largest port is Valdez, at the southern terminus of the Trans-Alaska Pipeline System.
With breathtaking glacier views, you can explore Prince William Sound from Whittier, Valdez, or Cordova, Alaska.
Prince William Sound. Prince William Sound encompasses 10,000 square miles of protected waterways, islands, fjords, and around 150 glaciers. The region offers habitat for diverse marine life including humpback whales, orca whales, porpoises, sea otters, sea lions, and seals.
Prince William Sound, irregular inlet of the Gulf of Alaska, Alaska, U.S. It lies east of the Kenai Peninsula and spans about 90 to 100 miles (145 to 160 km). Hinchinbrook and Montague islands are at its oceanward entrance.
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A major part of the land that surrounds the Prince William Sound forms a part of the Chugach National Forest, which is considered the second-largest national forest in the United States. In the north, the sound is bordered by the glaciated Chugach Mountains. In the southeast, the Prince William Sound is bordered by the Montague and Hinchinbrook Isl...
Besides being commercially important for the fishing and oil industries, Prince William Sound is renowned for its large number of marine and coastal life. The coastal areas contain rainforests of western hemlock and Sitka spruce trees and over 30 species of terrestrial mammals, 220 species of birds, and numerous marine mammal species are found ther...
In 1778, the British explorer Captain James Cook first entered Prince William Sound and named it “Sandwich Sound” in the honor of his patron the Earl of Sandwich. In the same year, the British navigator Captain George Vancouver rechristened the “Sandwich Sound” as “Prince William Sound”in honor of Prince William Henry, the third son of King George ...
Prince William Sound is a large inlet of the Gulf of Alaska with many islands, fjords, and glaciers. It is home to diverse marine and coastal life, but also suffered from a devastating earthquake and oil spill in 1964 and 1989.
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Prince William Sound is a large sea inlet named after a young English prince in the eighteenth century. It is home to Columbia Glacier, the star glacial attraction in the sound, and other natural wonders.
Enseada do Príncipe Guilherme (em inglês: Prince William Sound) é uma enseada no golfo do Alasca, litoral sul do Alasca. Está localizado no lado leste da península Kenai, e seu maior porto é Valdez, no extremo sul do Sistema de Oleodutos Trans-Alasca.
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